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Jem Static Character
You ever read a boring book and wonder who the static character is? Well not many people do with the book To Kill a Mockingbird because it's not boring. Jem and Scout, the brother and sister of the book have both evolved from the beginning of the end of the book. However, the question is who's the most changed character? There may be some reason to Scout being the character who has changed the most but there are plenty of reasons Jem is the most changed character.Therefore, being the older brother , facing a major fear, and understanding a lot at a young age is the evidence that shows Jem is the static character.

Between Jem and Scout, the character who's changed the most is Jem; he thought he'd be mature and tell Scout what to do. Jem demands “Scout, try not to antagonize Aunty, you hear?” he continues “Now I mean it, Scout, you antagonize Aunty and I’ll -- I’ll spank you.” Being that Jem and Scout are 4 years apart in age, its mature of him to think he can give Scout orders. Giving the younger sibling orders is normal when the older one is at least 7 to 8 years apart. In this case, Jem felt old enough to tell Scout what to do.
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On page 18 of To Kill a Mockingbird, as Jem and Dill were debating over the dare to touch the Radley house, Jem confirmed to Dill “Touch the house, that all?”. Then a few minutes later, on he went to touch the house. Usually when everyone is afraid of the same thing, and one person toughens up to face that fear, they're the bravest or most mature of the group. Also for Jem to say “that all?” shows that touching the house is nothing to him. Jem touching the Radley house is one of the many things that showed he has

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